Table 1

Patients characteristics

Characteristic

Value

Age (years; mean [range])

67 (35–79)

Sex (male/female; n)

10/5

APACHE II score (mean [range])

21 (12–30)

Mechanical ventilation (%)

87

Diuretics (%)

47

Standardized mortality ratio

0.57

Hospital mortality (%)

20

Diagnosis

Dissecting/ruptured aorta

2

Postoperative bleeding

2

Sepsis

4

Open heart surgery

4

Cardiogenic shock

1

Neurological disease

2

Shown are demographic data of all patients. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation.

Moviat et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R14   doi:10.1186/cc3970